Ansys Joins Intel Foundry Services' Design Ecosystem Alliance as an Inaugural Member

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Ansys has partnered with Intel Foundry Services (IFS) as an inaugural member of the IFS Accelerator – EDA Alliance. This collaboration aims to enhance semiconductor technology by delivering bespoke silicon for customizable 3D integrated circuit designs. Ansys' advanced EDA tools and multiphysics simulation solutions will help reduce design barriers and accelerate time-to-market for mutual customers. The initiative represents a significant step for Intel's foundry ambitions and seeks to foster innovation in the semiconductor industry.

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• Partnership with Intel Foundry Services strengthens Ansys' position in the semiconductor industry.
• Provides access to advanced EDA tools, fostering innovation in chip designs.
• Collaboration aims to reduce design risks and accelerate time-to-market.

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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

/ Key Highlights

• Ansys supports Intel Foundry Services (IFS) as a pioneer and advocate of the semiconductor industry
• Ansys' gold-standard EDA tools and multiphysics simulation solutions will enable IFS to deliver industry-leading bespoke silicon to their customers

Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) today announced its inaugural partnership to IFS Accelerator – EDA Alliance to provide best-in-class EDA tools and simulation solutions that will support customer innovation, including bespoke silicon for customizable three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC) designs.

By leveraging Ansys' market-leading multiphysics solutions, IFS Accelerator will make silicon technology available to customers to design uniquely innovative chips. Ansys' cutting-edge EDA and simulation tools will enable mutual customers to reduce design barriers, minimize design risk and cost, and accelerate time-to-market.

The IFS Accelerator will foster collaborative innovation with world-leading EDA, design services and IP partners to provide a comprehensive design ecosystem with premium process technologies, advanced packaging technologies, and manufacturing capabilities.

"We are excited to announce the IFS Accelerator – EDA Alliance as a major step forward for Intel's foundry ambitions," said Rahul Goyal, VP and GM of Intel Product & Design Ecosystem Enablement. "Together with Ansys and other partners, this alliance will create advanced flows and methodologies, and accelerate productivity by combining our knowledge, resources, and shared passion to drive electronic design."

The advanced packaging technologies allow multiple chips to be placed together within system-in-package (SiP) designs for greatly increased capacity, performance, and flexibility. This leads to completely new kinds of integrated systems.

"IFS is built to help meet the growing global demand for semiconductors. Ansys is a proud supporter of the semiconductor industry," said John Lee, vice president and general manager of the electronics and semiconductor business unit at Ansys. "It is also a privilege to partner with IFS as one of the leading EDA vendors in its newly formed alliance. We meet this opportunity with enthusiasm and offer our unwavering support to enable our customers to access silicon technology to design with innovation."

/ About Ansys

If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge, or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a product where Ansys software played a critical role in its creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.

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FAQ

What is the significance of Ansys' partnership with Intel Foundry Services?

The partnership enhances Ansys' role in the semiconductor industry, facilitating bespoke silicon designs and reducing design risks.

How will Ansys' tools benefit Intel Foundry Services?

Ansys' EDA tools will enable IFS to deliver innovative chip designs while minimizing costs and accelerating time-to-market.

What does the IFS Accelerator – EDA Alliance aim to achieve?

The alliance aims to foster collaborative innovation in semiconductor design, enhancing the capabilities for creating advanced integrated systems.

When was the partnership between Ansys and Intel announced?

The partnership was announced on February 7, 2022.